CFP: Otherness in Russian Literature and Culture (Oxford)

Deadline to submit abstracts: February 25th, 2018

University of Oxford16-17 May 2018

DescriptionThe concept of otherness has always played a pivotal role in the human condition. Finely interwoven into human nature, otherness can take many shapes and forms – from an accent, a dress code, or the colour of one’s skin, to less visible markers of perceived and felt otherness. But what is the scope of otherness in the context of Russia, a country whose endless swathes of land are home to a myriad array of people of diverse and multifaceted backgrounds and identities? Where does Russia end and the Other begin, and how have perceptions of these identities changed throughout the ages? Can otherness be positive, or is it always a negative phenomenon?

TopicsTopics related to otherness may include, but are not restricted to:

» Russia and the outside world
» Intranational and ethnic otherness
» The good vs. the bad Immigrant
» The Exiled Other
» Otherness and Identity
» Memory and otherness
» Race, Class, Gender and the Other
» Post-Soviet Politics and otherness
» Cultural Hybridity and the Other
» Westernism vs Slavophilism
» Linguistic otherness
» Fantasy and the Other

We also intend to hold a panel on speakers’ experiences of otherness in Russia, comprising of four 15-minute presentations, followed by a discussion. Please indicate in your application whether you are submitting an abstract for a paper and/or a personal discussion.

Submission date for abstracts: 25 February 2018

Notification of acceptance: 4 March 2018

Please send your paper abstract and/or personal discussion abstract (no more than 300 words each), along with a short biographical note (no more than 50 words), to Gilly Mroz (University of Oxford) and Anne Liebig (University of Edinburgh) at othernessinrussianculture@gmail.com.

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Established in 1984 at The University of Texas at Austin, CREEES has 60 faculty members from nearly 20 different departments and administrative units across campus, offers about 50 courses in the languages of the area and 60 courses in the social sciences, humanities, and professional schools relevant to the study of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. CREEES also offers BA and MA degrees as well as four dual-degree programs.